Dortmund 1-2 Zenit - MATCH ZONE

Hulk scored a screamer to give Zenit the lead against Dortmund - check out your bumper match stats from the game HERE

Dortmund are safely through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after eventually seeing off Zenit St Petersburg, though the night was embroiled in battles and blood.

Late on in the game, Zenit midfielder Tomas Hubocan clashed with Robert Lewandowski and was left down on the floor with a large gash.

Also, visiting fans were pictured burning a Germany flag in the stands while their team toiled on the pitch.

With a 4-2 away win in the bank, Borussia held almost all of the cards and played them conservatively to secure their passage even as they lost 2-1 on home soil.

Hulk's 16th-minute wonder strike for Zenit was cancelled out by Sebastian Kehl seven minutes before half-time, and although Zenit substitute Rondon scored a second with 17 minutes to go, there was little threat of them getting back on level terms.

The only significant negative for Jurgen Klopp was a yellow card for star striker Robert Lewandowski, ruling him out of their next match.

It should have been even easier for
Dortmund, but they wasted perhaps the best chance of the night five
minutes in when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang beat his man to reach a near
post cross all alone, only to head inexplicably wide.

Lewandowski then worked space on the edge of the area but failed to get any real power on his low drive.

Zenit
had threatened with a decent effort from Axel Witsel, gathered at the
second attempt by Roman Weidenfeller, but when their goal came, it came
out of nothing as Hulk, with his back to goal 30 yards out, spun away
from his man and then hit a fierce shot into the top left-hand corner.

Dortmund
were hardly stung into action, allowing Zenit to dominate possession
for long periods but doing enough to prevent the Russians from creating
any clear openings.

Then,
attacking at almost walking pace, Dortmund scored the goal which struck
at Zenit hearts, as Kehl broke into the area to connect with Marcel
Schmelzer's cross, heading it down into the ground as Viacheslav
Malafeev could only help it on its way.

Screamer: Brazilian forward Hulk smashes Zenit into an early lead at Signal Iduna Park

Moments
later, a mix-up in the Zenit defence forced Malafeev to race out and
clatter into Lewandowski just outside the area, but although the
Dortmund fans appealed loudly, they got no more than a throw-in.

Dortmund shut the game down in the second half as the pace slowed further.

Hulk
blazed a free-kick over, but if anything it was Dortmund who looked
more likely to score as they began to create chances from set-pieces and
Zenit looked increasingly resigned to their fate.

With
the play taking place in near slow-motion, Rondon was able to slip past
the sleeping Mats Hummels to head in a second for Zenit in the 73rd
minute, but other than a late, dangerous cross from Hulk which eluded
his team-mates, there was no sign of a rally from the visitors.

Away voice: Zenit fans light a flare inside the stadium

Protest: As loud as ever, Dortmund fans display banners to show their discontent with the club's bosses